I realize this may be just addressing what could be done sooner rather than later, but my spidey-sense 🕷️ is tingling... especially "some sort of wave deck". I know these are your words of course.
Hoping they're not backing away from the gorgeous concept first released. I realize it takes...
I get your point NL.... but expiry dates on new zoning.... interesting.
Maybe hit 'em where it hurts: I'd love to see something (that would survive a court challenge) to deter up-zoning properties just for flipping purposes ... in favour of real projects that aren't clogging the bloated...
Forgive me this wacky Blue Sky dreaming moment that can only happen in an alternate universe 🙃 but what if...
1. ignoring the ridiculous expense associated with water table issues and tunnelling
2. sorting egress issues from below, particularly for mobility challenged people
3. a thousand...
Disgraceful stuff.
Maybe too much time spent in the brand new players palace (clubhouse). What a waste of money.
The near future: Bettin' there will only be minor impacts on players... but John Schneider was seen at a local copy shop with his resume in hand.
I'd venture it's unlikely that CTBUH has the Receiver here on speed dial ... who knows what's up with the change.
I would expect news of a change back to 85s to show up here at UT (with the best sleuths in the business ;-) before CTBUH. 🙃
UT throw-back - circa 2006
Turner wasn’t involved in any of the 371 versions of Sapphire (until the very end of the debacle when the city required proper drawings and a $180,000 submission fee which Harry thought was extortion).
All the initial design work was done by a much-loved UT forum...
How many acres of site prep is going on here? Looks like it might almost rival the Lower Don Lands.
NW87
EDITED TO ADD: I found the site size @ 177 acres. Looks bigger. 🤔